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Good Day, A Reuters' analysis reveals the scope of Japan's SoftBank Group Corp investments in new mobility services. Citing public records and inside sources, Reuters pegs the power player's total investment at $60 billion, funding more than 40 companies ranging from ride hailing and...

San Francisco-based logistics provider Flexport is rumored to be in talks to raise about $500 million in a deal lead by SoftBank Group Corp., according to an article published on Axios Wednesday. Neither company would confirm the story. "We are declining to comment on funding speculations,...

Slack Technologies, a provider of a cloud-based workplace messaging app, launched its product in 2013 and is now reportedly looking to go public at a valuation of around $7 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. What Happened Sources close to the matter told WSJ that Slack is looking to...

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)'s stock bounced back after a weak Tuesday close following reports major shareholder SoftBank is planning to sell its stake in the company early in 2019. Analysts say recent weakness in Nvidia shares is a buying opportunity for long-term investors. No final...

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) Cruise has a little extra fuel in the tank. The automaker’s autonomous vehicle division secured a $2.25 billion investment from Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund to be coupled with an additional $1.1 billion investment by GM, itself, according to a Thursday...

The on-again, off-again merger talks between Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile Us Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) are back on again, according to The Wall Street Journal — which prompted Macquarie Capital to drop its bearish stance on the stock. The Analyst Macquarie's Amy Yong upgraded Sprint...

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. Insiders at a big bank and two specialty retailers made notable purchases of shares last week. A beneficial owner continued to increase its stake in a struggling telecom. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10...

Shares of Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) lost more than 12 percent Monday morning and hit a new 52-week low of $5.72 after it was confirmed that ongoing merger talks with T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) ended with no agreement reached. Here's how some of Wall Street's notable analysts reacted:...

Sprint Corp (NYSE: S)'s potential merger with T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) is now off the table as the parent companies of both wireless companies failed to reach a merger agreement after months of talks. Shares of Sprint were trading lower by 10 percent Monday morning, while T-Mobile's...

Is Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) parent company Softbank wants to call an end to the ongoing merger discussions with T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) and its parent company Deutsche Telekom, The Nikkei reported. Other media reports, including CNBC, are suggesting merger talks haven't come to an end just yet...

SoftBank Group intends to call off merger talks between subsidiary Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) and American rival T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) as soon as Tuesday, according to a report by Nikkei Asian Review. The Sprint parent could not settle a dispute with Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile’s European...

In case you have been living under a rock the past couple of years, T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) are considering a merger. The latest rumors started this week when a person familiar with the matter told reporters that SoftBank Group is willing to give up its majority...

Shares of Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) rose more than 7 percent Tuesday morning while shares of T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) gained 5 percent after CNBC's David Faber reported the two mobile companies are in active merger talks. Sprint along with its parent company Softbank and T-Mobile and its parent...